There are many different philosophies on how to introduce the alphabet to preschoolers. Some say start with the letters of your child’s name (which works if you’re only teaching one child). Some say go in alphabetical order, Some say introduce the letters that we use most frequently first. Some even suggest using lowercase letters first since that’s what the child sees more examples of in print. All of these ideas have good reasoning behind them. Choose a method that will work with you and the children you’re teaching, and start having fun with it.

I strongly believe that if you’re doing a letter of the week, it should be taught alongside the alphabet in its entirety. So while we may focus on a letter theme for the week, we also do lots of songs and activities that reinforce the whole alphabet during that same week, each and every week, all through the school year.

I choose to work with Pooky with a letter of the week that relates to something in the season we’re currently going through. I feel she is able to really relate to the theme this way. (This means we are not working with the letters in alphabetical order.)

The important thing is to be consistent and be sure to make it through all the letters of the alphabet…which can be tricky. That’s why I want to share the A-Z letter of the week plan that I and a couple other homeschooling mamas have come up with for our preschoolers. Keep in mind, we’re starting this in the fall in North America and working through the seasons of the school year. (Although, not every letter ties directly to a season.)

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